linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Fix up l1ft documentation was Re: Taking a break

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1903111403330.1691@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:05:07 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
cc:     corbet@....net, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Fix up l1ft documentation was Re: Taking a break - time
 to look back

On Mon, 11 Mar 2019, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Thu 2019-01-03 00:51:52, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > > The next round of speculation-related issues including the scary L1TF
> > > hardware bug was a way more "pleasant" experience to work on. While for
> > > obvious reasons the mitigation development happened behind closed doors in
> > > a smaller group of people, we were at least able to collaborate in a way
> > > which is somehow close to what we are used to.
> > 
> > Ok, I guess L1TF was a lot of fun, and there was not time for a good
> > documentation.
> > 
> > There's admin guide that is written as an advertisment, and

What's advertisement there?

> > unfortunately is slightly "inaccurate" at places (to the point of
> > lying).

Huch? Care to tell what's a lie instead of making bold statements?

Thanks,

	tglx